About the job
About Handshake
Handshake serves as the premier career network tailored for the burgeoning AI economy. Trusted by 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, and a million employers—including every Fortune 50 company—Handshake is pivotal in facilitating career discovery, hiring, and upskilling, from freelance AI training roles to internships and full-time positions. Our unique value proposition has led to exceptional growth, with our Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) projected to triple by 2025.
Why You Should Join Handshake Now:
Influence the evolution of careers within the AI economy on a global scale, making a tangible impact for your community.
Collaborate with elite AI labs, Fortune 500 partners, and leading educational institutions.
Join a team led by professionals from Scale AI, Meta, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, and Palantir, among others.
Contribute to building a rapidly expanding business projected to generate billions in revenue.
About the Role
The Senior Engineering Manager at Handshake AI will oversee a vital product and platform engineering team responsible for developing systems that seamlessly integrate human expertise into AI development workflows. This team manages essential infrastructure that links talent networks, data operations, and research requirements into scalable, reliable, and high-quality platforms. You will play a pivotal role at the crossroads of engineering, product, and operations, ensuring our systems can accommodate rapid growth, intricate workflows, and cutting-edge AI partners. You will lead a team of approximately 9 engineers and will be expected to expand leadership capacity, including managing another engineering manager, as we scale.
Location: San Francisco, CA. This position requires in-office attendance, 5 days/week (no remote or hybrid options).
Your Responsibilities
Lead, recruit, and nurture a high-performing engineering team focused on developing core product and platform infrastructure.
Define and execute the roadmap in close collaboration with Product, Research, and Operations teams.
Drive the architectural and technical strategy for scalable, reliable, and extensible systems.
Develop modular platforms that facilitate quick launches for new domains, workflows, and partners.
Enhance engineering standards across reliability, observability, performance, and data integrity.
Cultivate a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.

